Locomotive



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C. BMWi/muv LOGOMOTIVE Filed NOV. 5 1920 lill:

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V cannnanivrau, or PINE ,fisnennraivnnsora f Loooivioyrivn.

Appiication inea ,november 5,v 1e`2o.`,.serii no. 422,055,

To ZZ/infront 25A/Nm3] conccmf l y Be vitknown that L CARL BAUisrAm a.

" cit zenfot theUnitedStates residing at,

ynot 'to generate steanuilout'asa'fcompressed an' storage tank inthe use of mylnvention.y

Dine sland, in the u'county otGoodhue and lowingisa specificationgf l.. 1

y My invention yrelatestoi improvements in q locoinotiwes7 the. Aprimary y'objects being .to

provide novelVV-me'ans fori compressing air in the usual boiler (usedasan aircontainV` eri. olla locomotiveo:` oth tankpandeutiliningl the'air so compressed. wijjowerei` poses, i .p A,furtherlobjectl is.y 'to provide for employing` the available ,Wastedeenergy l.de rived when a locomotive is coastingor dritta,

'To the/scendeV my invention comprises.,the features 5 ofV construction and; combination otV partshereinatter describedv` and claimed;

In the accompanying. ,drawing fornjiing part of .this specitication,"lt`ig.f1 is aside elevation of a" locomotive shownprovided with my improvement and 'Figi-*2l is a .front Velevation ofl a locomotive showing mylirnk-Y provenient. Y

'In Ythe fdrzmirigf7 Aindicates fthe usual looiler ot a locomotiveif'rwhlfch'is employed This. tank is charged rwith compressed air` trom suitablersup'ply ystations along' the line' oftravel, which chargesare replenishedin. travel hy an air compressor Bwhichfcon# 'sists of acylinder 10 secured' the fasten` ings 11 on portions of the locomotive and` ot a piston 12 reciprocable in said cylinder.

Vihe piston has a piston rod 13 connected to a. guide head 111-, which Visslidahly supported between the guides 15 carriedby theftrame Vof the cylinder 10. VThe piston 12 is reclp-.A

rocated to compress air loyineans otra rocker arm 1G pivotally connected by a klink 17 at one end tothe guide-head 14 and piv'- otally connectedat `its oppositeendtothe usual guidefhead 19, Which-is associated.

with .the usual steam cylinder "20 of the locomotive. AL shittable fulcrum 21 is pro-` vided, upon Which the rocker arm 16 tiltsv as the guide head V19 reciprocates to trans mit reciprocating motion tothe air compres;-r

'sor piston 12 when thelocomotive is travel- .a

ing under power orrolrifting. The length off stroke of the piston 12'rcan4 her varied'as Vdentate or lllinnesotm. havev inventeda neW` sired bychanging the position ofthe ful-Ki crumrsaidfulcrunibeing mountedfupon an arm 22 which isp'ivoted atitsendfopposite comotive inthe usual the.supplyfduct y lengthV fot stroke being ,regulated "asi cle-'. sired by the handle v2.77,".the/'longer thestrokei 80 i the greater thepfpressurefofy air producedjby theV -,compressor. This compressed. airfisj x -Q yforced into the locomotive ,-boilerfAor other tank and in turn'is javail'ahleto reciprocate l the piston inthe cylinder 20Jand'fope'rate the driver-Wheels:85v of the locomotive. rThis `action tolloivswhenfthe locomotive is driftf ing, the motion actingto augment the `opcretino; medium lcontainedfin the holler or tank. Ylhen the locomotive is beingdriven,r

-theffulcrum 21V7 as at, 23, on a supportinbf@l portion ofthe locomotive.' .The free end 1 arm 22 carrying; the `fulcrinn islraised f Aand lowered and' .heldin regulatedpositio'nby meansfeithe bell cranke24,k links f vand( 26,. hand leven 2K7 inthe cah28ot fthelocomotive and thequadrantl k295 VV.with which the lever 27 cooperatesZ .in the .usual manner; V,c'rompress'ed K air lcylinder 10 isconnected: the'duct 3() fivi'thth'e tank y fatov transmit compressed airjsupplied fthe compressor :to: theV tank,i acheck .valve`1 31 y beingir interposed. in said 1 duct: ,tof pre-vA "vent backaction of thecompressed'airjtrom ythe locomotive boiler .orrotherr` air. coi'itainer.r The .valve housing 32 fof the cylinder 20` is also connected With the ydome 33 ot the lo? eef manner yby V,means of 2,75

the length of 'stroke'of the "pistoni 12 is f shortened byshiftingj the fulcrum upwardly lto reduce the resistance occasioned' by the operation ot the` compressor atsuch time v.vhenthe locomotive is propelled by" compressed air. When the locomotive is coasting` or'fdrifting, the `length of'r the stroke of the pistonv 12 is" lengthened to increase .the capacity ot thek compressor. ,the` increased Lpower vrequired for operatingy the same' under such` conditions being acquired from the moving parts then propelledby the momentumot the locomotive.

In accordance with the patentstatutes,` IL havejdescribed vthe principles of operation of my invention,A together'vvith the apparavtus vvhich'lj now consider to represent the. loe'st embodiment thereof, but kI desire `to"y Y `1. In. combination l0 have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those *above Y set forth.

Having described myinventiomfwhat l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is; Y L

with a locomotive. liaving an air container, a cylinder communi eating) with said container, a reciprocable driringr member yin Vsaid cylinder propelled by air fromxsaid containerj anfair comL A resso'r comprising a cylinder,anda pistoniV therein,1said cylinder discharging into: said containerA and power Y"transrnittin'p,` means Vbetween said piston ,andY reciprocableniem- :ber fioi'fdriving the/former. I Y 1 122. lnyconibination with a locomotive having airair container arcyl1nder communi` c'atingf said container, a Vreciprocabl'e i Vdriving memberin said cylinder propelle@L by airffroin .said container, anrair compressorjcomprising va cylinder anda piston therein,` arc'onduit leadingffrom said cylinder'to gaidicontainer, a check valve' in lsaid conduitV to v"prevent the return oi'1 compressed air roin the vcontainer to the compressor and power transmittingfmeans between said piston and' reciproc'able meinberdor driving the former.

` f 8. YIn combination with a locomotive having a cabA and a boiler, said boiler serving 'wholly'as an air container, a cylinder hav` ing Aa working pistonjtor driving the locoj motive', an air compressorhavinga cylinder andV a piston7 a'leve'r'inovably connectedto the working piston-arid thel piston'of they l KVLVVJul'crum' for said, lever movably positioned to vary/thel length of stroke 'of saidle'ver' and means for shiftably holding said ulcruin,V said means extending A and operated thereby.

, y6. In-,a device `of the class described, a

kname to this specication.y

to the cab of the locomotive for the purposes v specified.

li.- In combination with a locomotive having a boiler servingl wholly as an air container, a cylinder having an air'driven reciprocable member* for .driving purposes, and means for compressing air, said means being` 'operat'edeby said reciprocableY member and connected with said'boiler to replenish the supply ciali-therein.r y v y A locomotive including, anffair containeig a cylinder 'communicating'- therewith, an airdriven* piston in said cylinder `for driving the' traction"Y wheels oi' tlie'loconio-` tive 'and an air compressor emptying into Ysaid K container, said compressor includinga workin@i'neniber coupled-tor said piston container," said compressorl including a Yworking member andfvariable power transmitting `means between said* piston and working vmember fory increasing or `d11ninvishing the actionof the latter with the conY sequent consumptionlof moreror less power from the former. f y y Y In'testnnony whereof, If have signed my ,CARL BAUMAN. 

